Marshall Islands vs Nepal: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Marshall Islands
1.9%
in 2023
Nepal
2.0%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
65th
Nepal rank
64th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Marshall Islands
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 65th and Nepal ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 21.7% | 13.6% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 6.6% | 19.5% | 13.0% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 15.6% | 10.7% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 11.6% | 7.7% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 7.5% | 4.4% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 4.5% | 1.7% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Marshall Islands or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Marshall Islands and Nepal?
- 0.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Nepal rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Marshall Islands ranks 65th and Nepal ranks 64th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.